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Jail and Prison Conditions

Even if an inmate's sentence is not oppressively long, their treatment while incarcerated can still constitute subhuman treatment. Prisons are not medical facilities, but they regularly are forced to deal with mental health problems and care for elderly and terminally ill inmates. Food, if it's even edible, usually lacks enough nutrition for inmates' health to not deteriorate. Plus, with a lack of opportunities to see family, read, or gain skill sets, inmates are placed in buildings which lack any resemblance of the civilized world.

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Prison audit suggests separating gang members, letting inmates earn more ‘good time credit’

“South Carolina should improve prison officers’ training, better manage gang members and penalize their leaders, and offer inmates more opportunities to shave time off their sentences to incentivize good behavior, according to a state audit presented to legislators Monday. A lengthy review by the Legislative Audit Council also found inconsistencies in how and whether inmates and visitors are searched for contraband. And it’s unclear how much contraband — such as cellphones, which have allowed inmates to carry on their criminal enterprises — is found because it’s not being properly tracked, the audit found.“

Charleston Post and Courier

August 26, 2019

Death in Prison, Jail & Prison ConditionsPhillip ReevesAugust 26, 2019Charleston Post and Courier, South CarolinaComment

Bailey: Corrections Department didn’t want to hear his story, Legislature and Warren Buffett should.

“Bryan Stirling, SCDC’s director, should want to hear out his critics, not shut them up. If he doesn’t, the Legislature should. Warren Buffett, too, might want to ask what’s going on in one of his companies, even one far from Omaha.“

Charleston Post and Courier

June 1, 2019

InformantsPhillip ReevesJune 1, 2019Charleston Post and Courier, South CarolinaComment

Commentary: SC prisons need far more guards — and far more transparency

“Despite the redactions, the report makes clear the corrections department has far understated just how dire the staffing shortage is behind the prison walls. While the department has said that 1 in 4 correctional officer jobs are vacant, the report shows the state would have to double the current staff to more than 4,000 to meet industry standards.“

Charleston Post and Courier

January 12, 2019

Death in PrisonPhillip ReevesJanuary 12, 2019Charleston Post and Courier, South CarolinaComment